MM and KM Links August 2008 [Week 4]

[gen2]

Good evening Linkers. I'm slightly earlier than usual since Mrs gen2 is taking me out for a meal tonight. You probably also spotted that this is not your familiar Crofter opening the shrubbery gates since he is away for the weekend and has asked me to stand in once again and look after you lot.


The fame (or notoriety) of 'The Shrubbery' is spreading far and wide.
Did you see that earlier this week someone posted this question (from the 'So and So' quiz).

39 ) Eldest of herd may be found singing in the shrubbery (3, 4, 4)

Try as I might, I just couldn't manage to fit our matriarch, Pauline, to those letters.
Not much luck with fitting Strix either.

[gen2]

The Links Games are now on week 4 of 5 so anything can happen. In the MM version of the game, wickedtongue is 4 points out in front on 12 points, but remember, those points were earned as two sixes in just two weeks. With two games still to go it is possible for absolutely anyone to emulate that feat and be up there with wickedtongue in no time at all. Remember that most of the bonus points are often claimed within the first few minutes of the game, so to be sure of the best chance, be there on the dot of 9.


To take part, just log in to Q&P tomorrow morning.


For the MM game, look out for a thread started promptly at 8:45 am by this months setter Sir Sarumite. That will be the preamble and then dead on 9 O'Clock the four key words will be posted and the game commences.


The KM version of the game will be started on a thread somewhat earlier posted by seekeerz. The actual start of the game will depend on someone posting the results of solving four highlighted clues in the Daily Telegraph GK Crossword - usually around 7:30 am


In both games you have to guess what words have been chosen by the setter to link with the four declared words so as to make a well known word or phrase. For the MM game the words you seek are all from 4 to 8 letters long. For the KM game the length depends upon what Kate Mepham has managed to fit into the Herculis crossword on Monday (it is a 15 x 15 grid).


So, 'Have fun' and 'Be good'.


PS
Answer (ɥsnq puɐ llnq plo ǝɥʇ ˙6E)

[x-ray]

THE OLD BULL AND BUSH - upside down

[Strix]

I see it was noted that I was absent from the festivities of the Shrubbery a week ago. Whilst you were all being remarkably sober and sensible in my absence I was bobbing around on the old briny up in the Inner Hebrides so full of Caledonian spirit and having returned from Dalriada I give you these two to start the evening off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONO0bkpiXhM&fea ture=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XgMxKP_Jcs&fea ture=related

[x-ray]

Good evning Gen2 - enjoy your meal tonight.
How DO you do that - printing upside down letters ?
Very clever !

[Strix]

Borrowed seekeerz's keyboard?? !

[x-ray]

Hi Strix.
A Scottish introduction tonight then. I shall be there next weekend up near Aberdeen.

[Strix]

And, xray, I shall be up there in a month delivering my daughter to St Andrews University for her first year.

[Strix]

"I've waited patiently for you", golly what are you all doing, queueing up at the local chippy? It's been over 45 minutes since the last post (me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flPOlTHdK4w&fea ture=related

[jan1956]

evening all
think better things came out of Scotland than Andy Stewart

Billy connolly for one
(should add my mother in law for two)

[Strix]

How right you are Jan, both my mother and my father-in-law were Scottish and by way of contrast to Andy Stewart try the Blue Nile - a very different kind of Scottish music, I could of course have stuck in some Runrig!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiQ-a8CkPY

[paulineward]

Laura...my daughter is going to Edinburgh on Sunday....a new romance!!!
She must think it is like going to Iceland!!...She has packed waterproofs, thermals...coats (several)...and asked today should she take a scarf!!! :-))

Enjoy your meal gen2!...Mrs gen2 spoils you!

[jan1956]

Pauline mrs Gen2 has got her head screwwed on the right way
she may be taking gen2 out but she gets to avoid the cooking and the washing up all under the pretence of treating him! (sh don't tell Gen2)

[paulineward]

Very true Jan!!...worth every penny....especially if she takes him somewhere cheap!! :-))

Will not dare pass comment about the Scots and money!!!

[evsajo]

Hi have been out buying dog food!!!! Now am just eating my tea and litening to a concert on Radio 2 ," A tribute to Roy Black "and I am amazed at the wonderful songs he wrote and I didn't realize.
To Sir with Love
Love changes everything
Ben
and there are loads more.

[paulineward]

Hi Kay!....take it Mish is up and walking okay now?

Talking of songs...we should have a shrubbery song.

[evsajo]

Yes little Mish is loads better. The vet says he should be ok now so he doesn't have to wear the lampshade or the babies sock anymore.
Am now going to try and think of a shrubbery song.
No doubt Strix will; come up with some good suggestions.
Hope you are OK Pauline.

[paulineward]

Had better weeks Kay...but that's life!! :-)

Trying to stay on here with too many people wanting to talk to me here...don't they know it's Friday!!

[mazie]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=10dmK7O-KSY

My suggestion :o)

[paulineward]

Yes!...I like that one Mazie!!...Words are very appropriate too!

[evsajo]

Good one Mazie . I seem to be brain dead tonight, can't think of anything.
Pauline me too, perhaps it's the weather.
I am going on an adventure tomorrow........I am going on a trip on the Vicars narrow boat!!!!
Earlier in the year the church had a charity auction and I bid for and won a trip for 4 on his narrow boat and a light lunch.
That probably sounds very dull but not if you knew mty vicar!! He is always rude to me, like you lot when I came to Stockport, and he is a real laugh. His wife is great too. He wears trendy clothes and designer shades and is just brill.
Nicky should have been coming but can't so it's just me Linz and Evie and we are really looking forward to it.